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it takes years to fire a pedophile who is a teacher in california. there is legislation to allow the superintendents' to fighter pedophiles and that did not pass because the union block it. to them, the 10 year issue is sacrosanct. i think the mayor is right. as opposed to being accepting of the old job rules and situations where people cannot get evaluated at all, we need to talk about what accountability should look like for children. i am not saying if every kid does not get 95%, the teacher should be fired, but it should be an indicator. in boston, they agree to this new deal to the evaluation scores, 25% of the teacher's evaluation will be based on test scores, that sounds reasonable to me. you get a group to evaluate teachers, you have to have some objective accountability standard. based on what the kids are doing. he did a good job elevating the discussion. when i asked questions about how this helps a child, i do not want the response to be, we are standing up for our rights. that is not the response. to me, if our mission should be these ki
it takes years to fire a pedophile who is a teacher in california. there is legislation to allow the superintendents' to fighter pedophiles and that did not pass because the union block it. to them, the 10 year issue is sacrosanct. i think the mayor is right. as opposed to being accepting of the old job rules and situations where people cannot get evaluated at all, we need to talk about what accountability should look like for children. i am not saying if every kid does not get 95%, the teacher...
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host: here are some more tweets -- a couple of e-mails -- that is mike from california. nancy from texas says -- front page of "the financial times" has the picture that a lot of folks have in their papers this morning. al in indiana on are democrats' line, good morning. caller: good morning. i believe that you can add to that question and put on a few more words. you look at who the president had to reach across the aisle to. i go back to one of president obama's addresses to congress when congressman wilson from california shouted out in front of a live audience on tv, "you lie." i think that is indicative of where this republican party is. the entire country is being held hostage because of the republican party's refusal to evolve. demographically, the republican party does not pay respect to women, to minorities, and they have no national candidates for office as a result of that. they are worried about all things vagina and ridiculous things like that. host: darlene on a republican line. what is your opinion? caller: i want to tell you i used to be a democrat. 14idn
host: here are some more tweets -- a couple of e-mails -- that is mike from california. nancy from texas says -- front page of "the financial times" has the picture that a lot of folks have in their papers this morning. al in indiana on are democrats' line, good morning. caller: good morning. i believe that you can add to that question and put on a few more words. you look at who the president had to reach across the aisle to. i go back to one of president obama's addresses to...
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this was in california. it seems like natural gas was the obvious way to run energy in this country. thinking about the poll that snapped because of hurricane sandy in the new jersey area along a coast, they underestimated things like that. so, the broader issue is -- how does it work? who controls the rebuilding of our infrastructure? would it be wise to put money into these tubes -- these individual utilities? host: first of all, i wrote this piece. we were sort of talking about it. anyone looking at the big energy picture, not the individual pieces of energy, we spent all of our time talking about oil, gas, and nuclear. we debated about the environmentalists in the business community. we started to realize that, first of all, most americans get their energy from electricity. the change from this energy boom that we had of extracting record amounts of gas from the ground to plug in our homes, that really needs to -- it is the point that you raised about infrastructure. it is about investment in what we alr
this was in california. it seems like natural gas was the obvious way to run energy in this country. thinking about the poll that snapped because of hurricane sandy in the new jersey area along a coast, they underestimated things like that. so, the broader issue is -- how does it work? who controls the rebuilding of our infrastructure? would it be wise to put money into these tubes -- these individual utilities? host: first of all, i wrote this piece. we were sort of talking about it. anyone...
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i worked in the california system and i know what i am talking about. but it is a good system. i did not mean to be procured. the new what they were doing. the system was quite strong. -- i did not mean to be pejorative. what the public needs from the system is very different now than it was years ago. i'd think we still need to have a system. some might argue against that. one of my greatest concerns in public higher education, particularly across higher education now, ask to do with the historic fire wall between governments and institutions over academic policy. there are all kinds of things happening and it is not happening and it is not
i worked in the california system and i know what i am talking about. but it is a good system. i did not mean to be procured. the new what they were doing. the system was quite strong. -- i did not mean to be pejorative. what the public needs from the system is very different now than it was years ago. i'd think we still need to have a system. some might argue against that. one of my greatest concerns in public higher education, particularly across higher education now, ask to do with the...
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ed royce from california wants job and so does chris smith from new jersey, who has a little more security -- a lot more security, but his advocacy for human rights -- fighting human rights is actually a negative among some of his colleagues, so to his record last time he got to chair a committee, the normally obscure veterans affairs committee, he went counter to republican orthodoxy and kept advocating for spending more and more money on veterans programs and basically kept him out. those are two others. >> i should point out that one committee that also will have the same chairman but will be inserting in the public's fear and possibly over health care is oversight and government reform, headed by darrell issa. he will be there for at least one more term. he has promised robust oversight of the obama administration. >> i am sure he has. speaking of oversight that is one of the few places on the senate side where they -- no, speaking of government -- homeland oversight? >> tom carper is set to take over that panel. joe lieberman is retiring and susan collins, the ranking republican, is t
ed royce from california wants job and so does chris smith from new jersey, who has a little more security -- a lot more security, but his advocacy for human rights -- fighting human rights is actually a negative among some of his colleagues, so to his record last time he got to chair a committee, the normally obscure veterans affairs committee, he went counter to republican orthodoxy and kept advocating for spending more and more money on veterans programs and basically kept him out. those are...
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even though i am from california. believe it or not. and this poor guy has to come on and basically beg for the right to be happy and for his rights. we all have the same rights, i thought, this country. i do not understand this whole thing when people just deny other people their human rights. the pursuit of happiness and to be with the one the law. -- the one they love. if he marries somebody, how will it affect our hurt me? i did not understand. it frustrates me the beer spending tons of money on this -- that we are spending tons of money on this for basic human rights. guest: as a proud californian, i call.im for hhank him for his i should make clear as well that gay and lesbian couples of being married in no way shape or form affects the marriages of our straight brothers and sisters. the marriage of a street couple until no way shape or form will be impacted by the marriage of love and gay and lesbian couples that want to get married. does nothing more than strengthen our democracy and allow us to protect and care for our families
even though i am from california. believe it or not. and this poor guy has to come on and basically beg for the right to be happy and for his rights. we all have the same rights, i thought, this country. i do not understand this whole thing when people just deny other people their human rights. the pursuit of happiness and to be with the one the law. -- the one they love. if he marries somebody, how will it affect our hurt me? i did not understand. it frustrates me the beer spending tons of...
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those are the ones -- and similarly, on the west coast, when you have arizona and california and washington all competing because there is not enough space in states, is is really problematic. when i was out there on some version of this, there chinese students are out, i think 10%. there is more chinese students then from elsewhere in the united states. i was talking to their relatively-a new president and could they have a new system where the american students not from washington paid more than the in-state students, but substantially less in the foreign students. he said, there might be some support for that, because after all, we are getting a fair amount of national funding one way or another. but, of course, that are private to the out-of-state people. there is also a national obligation about how we are going to educate the most people most chiefly. >> my return to that for a moment. in the national academy report and recommendations there were making to committees, states, and businesses and universities, we rackham -- we recognized that the number one concern of the american publi
those are the ones -- and similarly, on the west coast, when you have arizona and california and washington all competing because there is not enough space in states, is is really problematic. when i was out there on some version of this, there chinese students are out, i think 10%. there is more chinese students then from elsewhere in the united states. i was talking to their relatively-a new president and could they have a new system where the american students not from washington paid more...
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and moving on to california, california's seventh, you can see it is split. dan lundgren is in a tough did there. ,nd california's 26th district the democratic challenger is leading with 52% of the vote. the republican, 40%. and the 36th district of california, the democrat is winning there. 's 52ndon to california district also not call. first, the republican leading with just a slight edge by 1% in that race. and north carolina's 7 district also not called as of yet. the democratic incumbent there, the vote is split between those two. also in florida, the presidential race has not been called yet. they are still counting absentee votes in many counties. in miami dade, about 20,000 account. president obama leads rideoutte by about 46,000 votes. that only makes up about half a percentage point. we may not know the results of the floor door -- florida presidential race until later this afternoon. however, it does not make a difference. as many of you know, in the overall context, obama 1 overall. all of these results are also left c-span.org. >> let me show yo
and moving on to california, california's seventh, you can see it is split. dan lundgren is in a tough did there. ,nd california's 26th district the democratic challenger is leading with 52% of the vote. the republican, 40%. and the 36th district of california, the democrat is winning there. 's 52ndon to california district also not call. first, the republican leading with just a slight edge by 1% in that race. and north carolina's 7 district also not called as of yet. the democratic incumbent...
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host: mark is our next call from california on our independent line. caller: i have two daughters who are attending public schools and they were attending private school. my contribution is approximately $30 per day. at the private school, it was private instruction. more days per school year than the public school and so forth. now i am moving them into the public school system. i get a note from the school system saying if your children are absent for a given day, the school does not receive money for the days they are not there. they were hoping we could cover their cost of $40 per student day. my first question is, how is it that at a public level where they have a fraction of the number of days of instruction per year and hours per day are shorter, they are asking for $40 per student day and they are getting a better quality of education at $30 a day per student. in the state of california, we are going broke. how can we justify more money for pensions? the second question i have for you is that you have mentioned the bush tax cuts for the rich an
host: mark is our next call from california on our independent line. caller: i have two daughters who are attending public schools and they were attending private school. my contribution is approximately $30 per day. at the private school, it was private instruction. more days per school year than the public school and so forth. now i am moving them into the public school system. i get a note from the school system saying if your children are absent for a given day, the school does not receive...
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this was in california. it seems like natural gas was the obvious way to run energy in this country. thinking about the poll that snapped because of hurricane sandy in the new jersey area along a coast, they underestimated things like that. so, the broader issue is -- how does it work? who controls the rebuilding of our infrastructure? would it be wise to put money into these tubes -- these individual utilities? host: first of all, i wrote this piece. we were sort of talking about it. anyone looking at the big energy picture, not the individual pieces of energy, we spent all of our time talking about oil, gas, and nuclear. we debated about the environmentalists in the business community. we started to realize that, first of all, most americans get their energy from electricity. the change from this energy boom that we had of extracting record amounts of gas from the ground to plug in our homes, that really needs to -- it is the point that you raised about infrastructure. it is about investment in what we alr
this was in california. it seems like natural gas was the obvious way to run energy in this country. thinking about the poll that snapped because of hurricane sandy in the new jersey area along a coast, they underestimated things like that. so, the broader issue is -- how does it work? who controls the rebuilding of our infrastructure? would it be wise to put money into these tubes -- these individual utilities? host: first of all, i wrote this piece. we were sort of talking about it. anyone...
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california is such a big population state. if they do approve this, it could theoretically force food producers to use of labeling and all states but california is such a big chunk of their market. because of that potential for a national impact of seen unbelievable amounts of money pouring into this initiative, on both sides. host: arkansas, you are on. caller: out like to make a comment on medical marijuana. i think they should pass it or find a way to deflate the penalties involved. because so many people here have gotten into the prison system. and i think that it should be legalized. and i also voted for the casinos. i think that gambling should be brought into arkansas because i think that the taxpayers' money is leaving the state and going to mississippi, tennessee, places like that. so that is one of the things i felt was important to move arkansas forward. host: sheila from connecticut, on our line for independents. caller: hello. i wanted to say that there are none so blind as those who cannot see. my question is --
california is such a big population state. if they do approve this, it could theoretically force food producers to use of labeling and all states but california is such a big chunk of their market. because of that potential for a national impact of seen unbelievable amounts of money pouring into this initiative, on both sides. host: arkansas, you are on. caller: out like to make a comment on medical marijuana. i think they should pass it or find a way to deflate the penalties involved. because...
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the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: mr. speaker, let me again express my appreciation to my good friend from worcester and it's been a great honor and privilege to work in a bipartisan way with him on this as i've been privileged to work with many democrats in this house on many different bipartisan issues over the years. i'm getting ready to leave this place, mr. speaker. i'll be in january, as you will, moving on to another life for me it's after nearly 3 1/2 decades. and i got to say to have this -- we have lots of work ahead in the next four weeks to have this trade issue is gratifying for me. as i mentioned i'm leaving, i'm very pleased to for his first speech since being named chairman of the rules committee for the next congress, i'm very happy to yield such time as he may consume to the very thoughtful, dedicated and hardworking gentleman from dallas, mr. sessions. let me say, mr. speaker, that there are lots of hard workers in this house. and there are -- we all learn as kids there's a differentiation between a wor
the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: mr. speaker, let me again express my appreciation to my good friend from worcester and it's been a great honor and privilege to work in a bipartisan way with him on this as i've been privileged to work with many democrats in this house on many different bipartisan issues over the years. i'm getting ready to leave this place, mr. speaker. i'll be in january, as you will, moving on to another life for me it's after nearly 3 1/2 decades. and i got to say...
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today in the news in california, northern california , there is on the headlines a series of storms coming into northern california, into my district, into where my home is, and the word is, get ready for serious flooding. i mean, this is very early in the season. although californians with any memory at all will know that there are a series of infamous christmas floods in northern california. now, this is really a thanksgiving flood potential. but nonetheless it's there. and i will tell you clearly that the sacramento region, which is the second most risky region in the nation for flooding, and flood damage, is right at the center of this storm. so that's the city of sacramento. perhaps 100,000 or more people in serious gemdy. should a levee break and those levees are not up to 200-year standards, should a levee break in that region, people would have less than 20 minutes to find high ground to get out. an impossible situation. so we need serious infrastructure impro. and that's sacramento. the rest of my new district goes further north into marysville and yuba city, along the sacramento
today in the news in california, northern california , there is on the headlines a series of storms coming into northern california, into my district, into where my home is, and the word is, get ready for serious flooding. i mean, this is very early in the season. although californians with any memory at all will know that there are a series of infamous christmas floods in northern california. now, this is really a thanksgiving flood potential. but nonetheless it's there. and i will tell you...
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you mentioned california. california was one of the first states to pass exchange legislation. those states have been moving forward, to get the components in place to be able to run their exchanges. you mentioned michigan. it is likely they will be doing a partnership exchange. some of this stems from the timing. i think governor snyder in michigan was interested in running a state based exchange, but the deadline's coming up made it a little too difficult. it is important to note that any state at any time can decide to run their own exchange. the state the urge choosing to do a partnership exchange to begin with, beginning into the 14th -- the states that are choosing to a partnership exchange to begin with, they can build the capacity at the state level. once they tell the federal government want to do their own exchange, a year after they make that announcement that it take over responsibility for the exchange. in florida, with governor rick scott, it is clear that the law is going to move forward and be implemented. states are thinking hard about what is best for their st
you mentioned california. california was one of the first states to pass exchange legislation. those states have been moving forward, to get the components in place to be able to run their exchanges. you mentioned michigan. it is likely they will be doing a partnership exchange. some of this stems from the timing. i think governor snyder in michigan was interested in running a state based exchange, but the deadline's coming up made it a little too difficult. it is important to note that any...
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republicans would like to have that system in california. california is a strongly democratic state. they could win 20 electoral votes. host: there is a story by the associated press that said joe biden has cast his vote. it was the eighth time he has run for election statewide. next call from alabama. caller: does not the electoral college have to do with maintaining slavery and cheap labor or by white men, women, and black slaves were not allowed to vote and certain states did not have the representation they needed. a compromise was made where black slaves and the populations of the south were counted as 3/5 of the population. with them not familiar genesis of the electoral college. it was a compromise and something that was fashioned by the founders in much difference era. the founders had not envisioned political parties. they did not want the popular vote to elect the president. they came up with a compromise. they wanted a balance in the separation of powers. host: loraine is up next. caller: good morning. i do not believe in the elec
republicans would like to have that system in california. california is a strongly democratic state. they could win 20 electoral votes. host: there is a story by the associated press that said joe biden has cast his vote. it was the eighth time he has run for election statewide. next call from alabama. caller: does not the electoral college have to do with maintaining slavery and cheap labor or by white men, women, and black slaves were not allowed to vote and certain states did not have the...
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frankly in california of i.t. firms that are founded by immigrants from china and from india that were educated here in our institutions. and so the legislation also contains this family reunification provision which allows graduate spouses and children to live in the u.s. while waiting for their green card application to be processed. one of the things that seems pretty clear to me is because we roll over the green cards every year for the next four years to make sure they all are used that in point of fact we believe that more of them will be used than under the diversity lottery whether or not they're rolled over. so i think it's quite the opposite. i think we in fact focus here on exactly the top of skilled immigration that's most likely to create jobs here in the united states. so i would urge my colleagues to support this bill in order to help our economy grow, and i'll yield back the balance of my time. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from michigan. mr. conyers:
frankly in california of i.t. firms that are founded by immigrants from china and from india that were educated here in our institutions. and so the legislation also contains this family reunification provision which allows graduate spouses and children to live in the u.s. while waiting for their green card application to be processed. one of the things that seems pretty clear to me is because we roll over the green cards every year for the next four years to make sure they all are used that in...
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palazzo: i recognize the gentleman from from california three minutes, mr. rork. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. rohrabacher: i would like to thank chairman hall for the great leadership he has provided to our committee and also to mr. costello, who will be leaving us voluntarily, leaving this body, and he has done such a fine job. both of these gentlemen deserve accolades for the wonderful job he has done for american space and science programs and our country as a whole. i rise in support of h.r. 6586. it extends the commonsense limitations on liability exposure for commercial space launches. a few years ago when i was the chairman of the space and aeronautics subcommittee, the f.a.a. was directed to provide an ongoing analysis of the rationale for four and potentially unintended consequences of this indemnification provision. according to the analysis, the two options before us then were to extend this liability provision, which has never cost the american taxpayer a dime or option number two, through unintended or th
palazzo: i recognize the gentleman from from california three minutes, mr. rork. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. rohrabacher: i would like to thank chairman hall for the great leadership he has provided to our committee and also to mr. costello, who will be leaving us voluntarily, leaving this body, and he has done such a fine job. both of these gentlemen deserve accolades for the wonderful job he has done for american space and science programs and...
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but i taught at the university of southern california, he was still in southern california. and he had just finished his phd before i arrived and was teaching in southern california. i gave a lecture there to the middle east community on campus. and my recollection is meeting a doctor morsi who had graduated from usc. i have a hunch that probably was him. but beyond that i have not encountered him personally. he was not a personality on the egyptian scene. was a very key player in the muslim brotherhood, but he was not even the first candidate for the presidency. he was a pull back position when the first candidate was disqualified. so, he is not as well known, but you certainly fluent in english and nose america well. and i suppose that when he and hillary clinton had the conversation or when he and president obama have a phone conversation, did absolutely no problem communicating. host: right-wing radical says the villa a tweet, who is the reigning missiles on israel all year? in another a tweet -- has obama is drawn or help or hurt the united states in the region? guest:
but i taught at the university of southern california, he was still in southern california. and he had just finished his phd before i arrived and was teaching in southern california. i gave a lecture there to the middle east community on campus. and my recollection is meeting a doctor morsi who had graduated from usc. i have a hunch that probably was him. but beyond that i have not encountered him personally. he was not a personality on the egyptian scene. was a very key player in the muslim...
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i was privileged to serve from northern california, southern california. i was privileged to represent the entire state. i was privileged to have my chirp on the floor with me as i was sworn in. and have my grandchildren on the floor with me when i was sworn in my second tour. not many men and women get that opportunity. so i thank the people of my state. i thank my colleagues from all over the country, particularly those from california. we are a band of brothers and sisters. we worked together over the years. we have worked i think with integrity, with honesty and hopefully with a modicum of humidity, understanding how important this place -- humility, understanding how important this place is. and as long as what you consider you do important and yourself not so important, you will succeed. so i thank my friend from california, and i thank my colleagues from california for this opportunity to at least say another goodbye. mr. calvert: well, i thank the gentleman and i certainly wish you well, and i know notre dame will do very well in the coming days an
i was privileged to serve from northern california, southern california. i was privileged to represent the entire state. i was privileged to have my chirp on the floor with me as i was sworn in. and have my grandchildren on the floor with me when i was sworn in my second tour. not many men and women get that opportunity. so i thank the people of my state. i thank my colleagues from all over the country, particularly those from california. we are a band of brothers and sisters. we worked...
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it takes years to fire a pedophile who is a teacher in california. and in this session, there was legislation to allow superintends to fire convicted pedophiles, and that did not pass because the union blocked it. because to them, the tenure issue is sacrosanct. when i talk about elevating the discussion, which i think mayor emmanuel is right on, as opposed to just being accepting of the old view of jabr rules and tenure, and situations where people do not get evaluated at all, we need to start talking about what accountability should look like for children. i am not a big test for guy. i'm not saying that if every kid does not get 95% -- which should be an indicator. in boston, a 25% of the teaching evaluation will be based on the test scores of the kids in the class. that sounds reasonable to me. if you get a groups who evaluates teachers, and you've got to have some objective accountability, and it somewhat got to be based on what the kids are doing. i think he did a good job of elevating the discussion. when asked about helping a child, i would n
it takes years to fire a pedophile who is a teacher in california. and in this session, there was legislation to allow superintends to fire convicted pedophiles, and that did not pass because the union blocked it. because to them, the tenure issue is sacrosanct. when i talk about elevating the discussion, which i think mayor emmanuel is right on, as opposed to just being accepting of the old view of jabr rules and tenure, and situations where people do not get evaluated at all, we need to start...
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part of it is the state of california. the insurance companies the cost of workers' compensation for our little league is, we had to go through the state. it was about 1.5 times the entire compensation of the players. we had a conversation recently with the national football league. if you ask them, they will tell you is a similar problem. people think of a concussion and in europe in where they played last. there are players that have been hurt. if you want to change this, guess where you end up. you end up where the doctor is talking about. we basically have an entire generation we will have to deal with. someone playing in the southeast conference has perhaps already incurred damage that is not going to manifest for 15 or 20 years. >> i think you were telling me the last team that employs a player is the one that picks up all of the workers compensation. >> that is not right or wrong. that happens to be the law. >> i am interested in your conversations with the national football league. >> i am not speaking for national
part of it is the state of california. the insurance companies the cost of workers' compensation for our little league is, we had to go through the state. it was about 1.5 times the entire compensation of the players. we had a conversation recently with the national football league. if you ask them, they will tell you is a similar problem. people think of a concussion and in europe in where they played last. there are players that have been hurt. if you want to change this, guess where you end...
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california voted no to repeal the death penalty. in maryland, this is part of the dream at, it allows illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition, and they voted yes on the gambling question, allowing casinos to pay for education. in montana, citizens voted yes to require parental notification for those seeking an abortion under the age of 16. in oklahoma, they said yes to prohibiting -- let's move on to north dakota, actually. on a lighter note, north dakota banned smoking in public. they might be one of the last states to do so those are some of the ballot initiatives from the election last night. go to c-span.org for more details. we will keep you updated on some of the races not declared as we go along. host: rudy, defiance, ohio, on our democratic line. give us your take on yesterday's election. caller: i'm really glad to be a tv and everything, -- to be on tv and everything, but to me, romney, when he made the comment about the 47%, that is what nested up for him. -- messed it up for him. he should not have said that. we need t
california voted no to repeal the death penalty. in maryland, this is part of the dream at, it allows illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition, and they voted yes on the gambling question, allowing casinos to pay for education. in montana, citizens voted yes to require parental notification for those seeking an abortion under the age of 16. in oklahoma, they said yes to prohibiting -- let's move on to north dakota, actually. on a lighter note, north dakota banned smoking in public. they might...
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california's 52nd district. california's seventh district. north carolina's seventh district. called on monday was arizona ninth district. so, that is from "the washington times" this morning. the headline, "to west allen, west." he is refusing to concede the house reelection battle. six days later. that is "the washington times" with an update. front royal, virginia, republican, let me go back to you. go ahead. caller: my thought is that i am a republican, but also an american. america voted for obama. we need to pull together as a country. all of the people in the congress and the senate need to pull together and think about what all of the american people need and what is good for this country. if that means that right now republicans have to been in a little bit, they have to do it and fix this budget so that we can move forward as a country. host: taxing the wealthiest americans, is that enough? caller: now, it is not, but we have to make a move forward, working together, and if we do not stop fighting and work together, we will not do anything. host: so, does that mean t
california's 52nd district. california's seventh district. north carolina's seventh district. called on monday was arizona ninth district. so, that is from "the washington times" this morning. the headline, "to west allen, west." he is refusing to concede the house reelection battle. six days later. that is "the washington times" with an update. front royal, virginia, republican, let me go back to you. go ahead. caller: my thought is that i am a republican, but...
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california has 45. it will change every decade. something in the order of 45. when you see the battleground state and all that stuff, that legally has not been changed. it is only the growth of congress that has changed it. there's usually no distinguishing. it was just the top candidate and the second was vice president. it a few federalist to not vote for adam, the people following hamilton says it adams when he will have gotten there on his own. within the founding generation back is the fundamental premise was destroyed. it was a much magnified scale. we know the power of media and money and politics have transformed what was initially a defect of the constitution. this was almost a curse. it is certainly not what the founders envisioned and hoped for. let's try to get a president who can keep this whole thing in check. as we have said, it has not turned up that way. >> this is part of our ritual we do for every four years. every four years people get interested in the constitutional amendment possibility. most people think certainly we can do something abo
california has 45. it will change every decade. something in the order of 45. when you see the battleground state and all that stuff, that legally has not been changed. it is only the growth of congress that has changed it. there's usually no distinguishing. it was just the top candidate and the second was vice president. it a few federalist to not vote for adam, the people following hamilton says it adams when he will have gotten there on his own. within the founding generation back is the...
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host: to reset in california. let's move on to barry from massachusetts. caller: i think it is just pregnant women who were allowed to vote, that would speed up the process. then the big interest people could finance them or to them into -- somebody made them pregnant. it would have an influence. that would speed them up. host: we will leave it there. we have a tweet from somebody who identifies themselves as sea of tranquillity. more from the article in "the baltimore sun." this is talking about a proposal from senator mark warner. the article goes on to say -- back to the phones. ernest is calling on the independent line from philadelphia. caller: good morning. host: give me one of your remedies for speeding up the voting process. caller: i would like to speak about the independents and third-party is being included in debates. host: we are talking about the voting process itself. caller: right. what we can do is have more polling places available for people to vote. host: did you vote until this election? caller: yes, for jill stein. host: how long did
host: to reset in california. let's move on to barry from massachusetts. caller: i think it is just pregnant women who were allowed to vote, that would speed up the process. then the big interest people could finance them or to them into -- somebody made them pregnant. it would have an influence. that would speed them up. host: we will leave it there. we have a tweet from somebody who identifies themselves as sea of tranquillity. more from the article in "the baltimore sun." this is...
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the gentleman from california. mr. berman: madam speaker, i have no further requests for time, so i simply need time to close. i don't know if the majority has other requests for time. mr. burton: we have no more speakers. mr. berman: other than my closing comments. mr. burton: i reserve the right to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. berman: well, thank you very much, madam speaker. and i just yield myself such time as i may consume to close our side of this debate. . i think this is a very historic piece of bipartisan legislation. just as jackson-vanik became a tool to deal with one aspect of a horrible set of policies by the soviet union during the cold war, we now, using the magnitsky legislation, deal with some very serious human rights issues remaining in russia, but not in the context of restricting trade, but in the context of deepening our economic relationship with russia. and so i think what this legislation does all together in combination is promote both that e
the gentleman from california. mr. berman: madam speaker, i have no further requests for time, so i simply need time to close. i don't know if the majority has other requests for time. mr. burton: we have no more speakers. mr. berman: other than my closing comments. mr. burton: i reserve the right to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. berman: well, thank you very much, madam speaker. and i just yield myself such time as i may consume to close our...
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so women are empowered in california. i want to acknowledge that although our numbers are great here, two of our colleagues have gone onto the senate. senator-elect tammy baldwin. and senator-elect hirono. so that's pretty exciting. and unfortunately, we won't have kathy hoke will and betty sutton in the next congress, but the future is coming upon us and they will be making a great public contribution. so here we are. in the past week since the election, we are still finishing up our campaign. we are proud of the success, as i said yesterday and as you see here today. why is it important for us to make this statement of the strength of women in the congress of the united states? the house democratic women? because this is where the hopes and dreams of america's families are riding. they may not know that. they may not know one party from the next and the rest. but we know that without rosa delauro, we wouldn't vr lilly ledbetter and the pay fairness act. without gwen moore, we would not have the vial ns against women act
so women are empowered in california. i want to acknowledge that although our numbers are great here, two of our colleagues have gone onto the senate. senator-elect tammy baldwin. and senator-elect hirono. so that's pretty exciting. and unfortunately, we won't have kathy hoke will and betty sutton in the next congress, but the future is coming upon us and they will be making a great public contribution. so here we are. in the past week since the election, we are still finishing up our campaign....
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host: let's hear from neck in pleasanton, california. hi there. caller: i got through after months of trying. host: glad you made it. caller: me, too. i was about to give up. anyhow, i think the federal government makes a guarantee in all these loans they have been doing. when they do that, the banks, the loners, do not have to worry about it. it is the same thing with public employee pension funds. they're claiming that they're getting 7.5%. so when they lose money, they ask the public to repay them money for their pension, and i do not think that is right. that has got to stop. the other thing is, the housing market was going crazy because people were buying homes and reselling them at greater profit, and they were bragging about all of this. host: ok, let's go to nick timiraos and get a response. guest: it is a very common view. people on both sides of the aisle often say we like to see the government not play this role bang in the housing market. some say the government should play no role b. if you look at the history of federal involvement i
host: let's hear from neck in pleasanton, california. hi there. caller: i got through after months of trying. host: glad you made it. caller: me, too. i was about to give up. anyhow, i think the federal government makes a guarantee in all these loans they have been doing. when they do that, the banks, the loners, do not have to worry about it. it is the same thing with public employee pension funds. they're claiming that they're getting 7.5%. so when they lose money, they ask the public to...
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i will be voting no. >> i am lynn will flee from california. -- woolsley from california. we voted on the debt compromise. at the time, we said we would not vote for anything worse. this is worse today. i, for one, and those standing with me, are not going to hold our nose once more and vote for the bill. i will not vote for this bill. this is not a balanced approach to controlling spending. it does not ask for shared sacrifice. it puts virtually the entire burden of working families and the middle class while asking nothing, and i mean nothing, from billionaires', millionaires, and huge corporations. huge corporations the seine jobs overseas. this does nothing to address the single greatest challenge, creating jobs. for ordinary americans that are just barely getting by that are struggling to pay the bills and go to a better worried -- to bed worried, as has nothing to offer them. i can't believe this is being used to extort trillions of dollars in cuts from investments that the american people need. we can reduce it without taking it out of the hides of married people. t
i will be voting no. >> i am lynn will flee from california. -- woolsley from california. we voted on the debt compromise. at the time, we said we would not vote for anything worse. this is worse today. i, for one, and those standing with me, are not going to hold our nose once more and vote for the bill. i will not vote for this bill. this is not a balanced approach to controlling spending. it does not ask for shared sacrifice. it puts virtually the entire burden of working families and...
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millions of ballots are still being counted, 4 million in california alone. sometime today we think we will be officially the winner in florida. as of right now, total turnout and number of voters has increased in colorado, iowa, minnesota, nevada, north carolina, and wisconsin. it looks like it decreased in 35 of 49 battleground states. the total turnout may be higher in 2008 when all the votes are finally counted. as we planned for, total minority vote share increased to 28%. our coalition turnout, women made up about the same percent of the electorate as in 2008. we got 65% of women voters. for lots of reporting about youth turnout, they continue to turn out and take control of their future. in virginia, we increased our youth percentage. in florida, voting rates increased to 16%, and we got 61% in 2008 and 66% in 2012. african american turnout and support was as high or higher than ever. in ohio, african-americans increased from 11% to 15%. we got somewhere between 9% and 97% in every battleground state. 71% of latino vote, the highest percentage of latin
millions of ballots are still being counted, 4 million in california alone. sometime today we think we will be officially the winner in florida. as of right now, total turnout and number of voters has increased in colorado, iowa, minnesota, nevada, north carolina, and wisconsin. it looks like it decreased in 35 of 49 battleground states. the total turnout may be higher in 2008 when all the votes are finally counted. as we planned for, total minority vote share increased to 28%. our coalition...
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california's 52nd district. california's seventh district. north carolina's seventh district. called on monday was arizona ninth district. so, that is from "the washington times" this morning. the headline, "to west allen, west." he is refusing to concede the house reelection battle. six days later. that is "the washington times" with an update. front royal, virginia, republican, let me go back to you. go ahead. caller: my thought is that i am a republican, but also an american. america voted for obama. we need to pull together as a country. all of the people in the congress and the senate need to pull together and think about what all of the american people need and what is good for this country. if that means that right now republicans have to been in a little bit, they have to do it and fix this budget so that we can move forward as a country. host: taxing the wealthiest americans, is that enough? caller: now, it is not, but we have to make a move forward, working together, and if we do not stop fighting and work together, we will not do anything. host: so, does that mean t
california's 52nd district. california's seventh district. north carolina's seventh district. called on monday was arizona ninth district. so, that is from "the washington times" this morning. the headline, "to west allen, west." he is refusing to concede the house reelection battle. six days later. that is "the washington times" with an update. front royal, virginia, republican, let me go back to you. go ahead. caller: my thought is that i am a republican, but...
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it is kind of like what happened in california. they just start running for other offices. you know that is one of the reasons the young mayor of los angeles. you know, it does inject a lost talent into positions you would not necessarily think of, but it does create problems because some of the people with seniority expect to be defered to. some of the committees that are not -- let me go through a couple of very important committees where we are not expecting turnover. paul ryan is not going anywhere. he will be the budget chairman again it sounds like. he will ask for a waiver. it is safe to say that will be granted. the appropriations and hal rogers from kentucky who is about as old bull as you can get. old prince of earmarks and reformed nonearmarkers now is staying put. fred upton the chairman of the energy and commerce committee where a lot of health care and energy policy go through. the committee of jurisdiction there will be staying for another two years. and ways and -- any type of entitlement stuff. dave camp. he is not going anywhere either. where we are go to
it is kind of like what happened in california. they just start running for other offices. you know that is one of the reasons the young mayor of los angeles. you know, it does inject a lost talent into positions you would not necessarily think of, but it does create problems because some of the people with seniority expect to be defered to. some of the committees that are not -- let me go through a couple of very important committees where we are not expecting turnover. paul ryan is not going...
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here is california's 30th district. habra german is ahead of howard berman. 59% going to sherman at this point. in iowa, hit a republican is leading. and ohio's 16th. the republican is ahead of "sutton, a democrat. california's 44th district representative, 62% of the vote. congresswoman laura richardson, the democrat as well. 45% of the vote against jeff landry, trimming with 30% of the vote. find out about all the latest race results on our website, c- span.org. >> we will continue with your phone calls as we await mitt romney and the president speaking before, their respective supporters. we have a call on the democrat'' line. did you vote today? what were the lines like? what was the turnaround? >> it was pretty good. it was pretty smooth. everybody went in there positive. basically everyone out here voted for obama. including myself. i would like to shed some light that the last four years was not obama's fault. look at the hand he was built. he stepped into, you know, a big hole. he actually did open some doors, b
here is california's 30th district. habra german is ahead of howard berman. 59% going to sherman at this point. in iowa, hit a republican is leading. and ohio's 16th. the republican is ahead of "sutton, a democrat. california's 44th district representative, 62% of the vote. congresswoman laura richardson, the democrat as well. 45% of the vote against jeff landry, trimming with 30% of the vote. find out about all the latest race results on our website, c- span.org. >> we will continue...
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some of the regulators of electricity in places like california and new york have figured out how to make it attractive to their energy providers to promote more efficiency through the advantage of the consumer by reducing rates. i think there are many things we will be able to agree on that will advance the cause of de-carbonizing the economy. >> the diversity of fuel sources and uses as well as efficiency travel parallel to the interests of good environmental policy. >> in 2007, congress agreed on standards, and the administration has continued to work to move those numbers up even more. there is a classic example where we actually did something that had a real impact. >> i wondered -- the recommendations you are making -- i understand you are trying to bring together these agencies across the executive branch. the legislative branch is very much a partner in this. how do your recommendations during the congressional leadership in and coordinate them as well as with the executive branch leadership? >> we will recommend that this be institutionalized or created also legislatively. b
some of the regulators of electricity in places like california and new york have figured out how to make it attractive to their energy providers to promote more efficiency through the advantage of the consumer by reducing rates. i think there are many things we will be able to agree on that will advance the cause of de-carbonizing the economy. >> the diversity of fuel sources and uses as well as efficiency travel parallel to the interests of good environmental policy. >> in 2007,...
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ec states like alabama, arizona, california, georgia, louisiana, and mississippi represented. i will foot the page and you can see more of the communities where this is happening. and then the justice department monitoring the election. observers to monitor? guest: a and the observer is a couple of a law taking a record of what is going on in the polling place. during the election, if a problem comes up at a polling place, they will notify their cocaptain a of a problem and they will notify the attorneys responsible for overseeing the coverage and they will notify the local election officials. at the end of the election, the observers will put together a report as to what happened in the polling place that day. that report can be used as evidence in an ongoing court case or a future court case. it is a document that the doj will keep and document what was going on. the monitors davi out statutory authorization to be there. in the -- the monitors, they do not have statutory authorization to be there. and the state of maricopa county, ariz., they do not have a choice. the observ
ec states like alabama, arizona, california, georgia, louisiana, and mississippi represented. i will foot the page and you can see more of the communities where this is happening. and then the justice department monitoring the election. observers to monitor? guest: a and the observer is a couple of a law taking a record of what is going on in the polling place. during the election, if a problem comes up at a polling place, they will notify their cocaptain a of a problem and they will notify the...
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california democrats line good evening. caller: i'm calling to say that i'm voting for obama because he has been through a whole lot for the first four years. he's trying to straighten out what the republicans has messed up. and i go with obama. host: host: thanks for call. gilbert is a long time reporter for the milwaukee tribbune. we checked in with him what he will be checking out on election night. guest: i think the turn out will be sky high. i'm going to be interested to see what the interplay is between those races or whether they're cooky cutter images because of how polarized these elections have become or whether we get an election that is much more like 2,000 and 2004 in wisconsin at the top of the ticket which was decided by less than half a percentage noint both cases or whether wisconsin is better for democrats than their national numbers which has happened on occasion. so wisconsin swings back and forth between those two patterns and those are things i'll be interested in watching on election night. host: our
california democrats line good evening. caller: i'm calling to say that i'm voting for obama because he has been through a whole lot for the first four years. he's trying to straighten out what the republicans has messed up. and i go with obama. host: host: thanks for call. gilbert is a long time reporter for the milwaukee tribbune. we checked in with him what he will be checking out on election night. guest: i think the turn out will be sky high. i'm going to be interested to see what the...
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host: jean in california on our line for republicans. caller: hello. if we did raise the taxes on the top 2%, that this will affect all of our problems. obviously in order for that to work you have to cut spending as well. so do you propose to do that? >> is a combination of issues. and it is not just the tax rate from the upper 2% i am talking about. we are talking about, there will not be enough revenue generated on the table to soften the cuts and to preserve what some of the military functions of are also on the table as well. there is not enough. so you have to look further. as i said in response to another question, you have got to look at financial institutions, the tax break, it is a comprehensive approach to revenue generation and is not just the 2%. at will not be enough. are there going to be cuts? there are. but there has got to be investments. if we are going to get out of this economic doldrums that we are in now for the long term, the investment in education, children, their preparation for the future, it is essential. if we are going to
host: jean in california on our line for republicans. caller: hello. if we did raise the taxes on the top 2%, that this will affect all of our problems. obviously in order for that to work you have to cut spending as well. so do you propose to do that? >> is a combination of issues. and it is not just the tax rate from the upper 2% i am talking about. we are talking about, there will not be enough revenue generated on the table to soften the cuts and to preserve what some of the military...
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if you look at the only thing, it was the marriage amendment in california. if you look at why it won, it was a crossover of hispanics and black pastors and joined the republicans. rather than look at hispanics and blacks from the standpoint of what we white people want to look at, why not ask them what they're -- they're interested in? wynola get their values and their cultural agenda and their priorities and address that? that is where there is great common ground and i do not understand why republicans seemingly are afraid of their own shadow and. when it comes to that. >> in the first national election, president obama embraced gay marriage. [inaudible] is this a losing issue going forward for conservatives? >> this is an issue that is free much under debate. you're right. there were four blue stage yesterday that approved gay marriage. most of them by very narrow margins. there were far less margins in the state legislatures in some of those states. would-be disaster is is if the obama administration had used the judiciary to oppose a solution on all 50
if you look at the only thing, it was the marriage amendment in california. if you look at why it won, it was a crossover of hispanics and black pastors and joined the republicans. rather than look at hispanics and blacks from the standpoint of what we white people want to look at, why not ask them what they're -- they're interested in? wynola get their values and their cultural agenda and their priorities and address that? that is where there is great common ground and i do not understand why...
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nancy pelosi is in california. her home in napa valley was broken into on monday. so, she actually has some little housekeeping to take care of. apparently people broken. they don't know what is missing. sort of this bizarre thing. in the event he does retire or resign from congress, steny hoyer would be the front runner to take over as minority leader. the subtext -- almost a shakespearean subtext -- between steny hoyer and nancy pelosi, they have in turn together on capitol hill in the 1960's and they have been rivals for years. the last 10 or 12 years, competing for leadership positions in the democratic caucus. hoyer would very much like to be minority leader and he would make a bid. the question now is whether pelosi is trying to live up somebody who she -- who would be her successor of choice. there is a lot of trauma and we just don't know where the dominoes will fall until we know her intentions. it >> just to wrap up -- who is in the next generation of would- be party leaders who would like to have pelosi's endorsement or if not the endorsement would like
nancy pelosi is in california. her home in napa valley was broken into on monday. so, she actually has some little housekeeping to take care of. apparently people broken. they don't know what is missing. sort of this bizarre thing. in the event he does retire or resign from congress, steny hoyer would be the front runner to take over as minority leader. the subtext -- almost a shakespearean subtext -- between steny hoyer and nancy pelosi, they have in turn together on capitol hill in the 1960's...
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host: we'll go to joanne on the republican line from rancho, california. caller: fred, don't you think since 2010 was such a big victory, everything of concern was of obama care and that didn't seem to be brought up in the campaign so much probably because of massachusetts. but i think he still could have used concerns about that, particularly for religious liberty which is very important to hispanics and asians, which we lost big. i don't know if it's because of what john roberts did which was devastating, because i do think there's a lot of charity and hidden taxes in obama care that people are not aware of and in the next four years we know the president can use executive orders and i think a huge decisive victory. guest: when you get to a question i'm going to agree with you. i think you're right about obama care. correct me if i'm wrong on this. i think the exit poll showed by a narrow margin most wanted to change or repeal obama care. and it wasn't sufficiently hammered away by republicans in 2012. they were advised over and over again, particularly
host: we'll go to joanne on the republican line from rancho, california. caller: fred, don't you think since 2010 was such a big victory, everything of concern was of obama care and that didn't seem to be brought up in the campaign so much probably because of massachusetts. but i think he still could have used concerns about that, particularly for religious liberty which is very important to hispanics and asians, which we lost big. i don't know if it's because of what john roberts did which was...
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laws in this election will be seen in retrospect as something close to the proposition in california. incredibly shortsighted with long-term consequences. whatever those republican governors and legislators thought they were doing, every latino population in the country and thought not only are you not competing for are revoked, you do not want our vote to. the gop is not even getting up to have argument about policies of this point. there is this time and is -- tremendous identity of -- how often did go to church? there is the identity politics. our system is frozen with the two about three close as presidential elections happening. >> right here. >> janet. george washington university school of public health. there was a lot of discussion on women's issues. i am wondering if you can speak to the role of gender in the governing. we are seeing more candidates who are successful in their elections and won a stakes -- entirely female. kelly ayote. when you have that kind of coalition and the democratic party and that remarkable picture of the congressional committee of all republican an
laws in this election will be seen in retrospect as something close to the proposition in california. incredibly shortsighted with long-term consequences. whatever those republican governors and legislators thought they were doing, every latino population in the country and thought not only are you not competing for are revoked, you do not want our vote to. the gop is not even getting up to have argument about policies of this point. there is this time and is -- tremendous identity of -- how...
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california had the democratic governor, new york, illinois. by population there is a lot of people covered by democrats but there -- but you are onto something. if you look at those governors, virginia as a good example, mcdonnell has not been a scorch and burn earth governor in terms of them -- in terms of negotiating with democrats. he took a look at ultrasounds and said no. this republican caucus at the national level would say yes to that. there is a different style to a lot of these governors in the way they covered. they do not talk about demon- crats. they know democrats. there is a little more bipartisanship in the virginia. for most of the country, there is less of that angry partisanship that we reject. i think that explains it in part, by the republic, -- republican party is doing better at the state level. >> i would say i think there is a problem of leadership. those attending the congress have created a lot of the noise, a lot of the problem. the governors have not stepped forward. they played it safe. that is what we see mcdonne
california had the democratic governor, new york, illinois. by population there is a lot of people covered by democrats but there -- but you are onto something. if you look at those governors, virginia as a good example, mcdonnell has not been a scorch and burn earth governor in terms of them -- in terms of negotiating with democrats. he took a look at ultrasounds and said no. this republican caucus at the national level would say yes to that. there is a different style to a lot of these...
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there are teams and equipment that will be airlifted from california, west coast teams to support this response. but also, understand that teams were already moving well before sandy hit. teams have been called from the midwest and south. if it makes sense that they can drive there faster than flying, then they are driving in. for those that need to, they're flying in this afternoon. >> i am wondering how the contacting process is going. some contracts are already in place. will there be proposals for other types of aid? does fema have enough money with the $3.6 billion? especially when they are only authorized for $3.8 billion. >> yes, we will be contacting for more. but you will have to go back to a lot of different agencies end renegotiate contracts. there will not be no-bid contracts. secondly, we will not run out of money in the response. the flood insurance is a separate account. we're looking at projected claims there. we're working closely with what would be the operators of the fund. but the drf is a separate account, and strictly for flood costs, and not for insurance claims
there are teams and equipment that will be airlifted from california, west coast teams to support this response. but also, understand that teams were already moving well before sandy hit. teams have been called from the midwest and south. if it makes sense that they can drive there faster than flying, then they are driving in. for those that need to, they're flying in this afternoon. >> i am wondering how the contacting process is going. some contracts are already in place. will there be...
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ruby is on the phone from california. caller: i think that romney is going to win. i think people can really see that obama is a lawyer and he is a good talker. and he is a good rally year. but the mitt romney record tells the truth about what he can do for america. mitt romney as for the citizens of the united states of america. we have a president that i and 60% of his briefings he keeps talking about how he saved general motors. listen, even if they would have gone bankrupt, they would have come back no matter what. president obama wants to take credit for osama bin laden, when our military men did that. passing the dream act without going through the chain of command, i think he thought he was going to change washington, but washington changed him. he is a good talker and a good lawyer. he could get you off on a murder case, that is what lawyers do, that is all that he is. host: thank you for the call. mark williams says this -- host: the crystal ball contest from "the washington post," has a look at the senate and house, with a prediction that the senate will b
ruby is on the phone from california. caller: i think that romney is going to win. i think people can really see that obama is a lawyer and he is a good talker. and he is a good rally year. but the mitt romney record tells the truth about what he can do for america. mitt romney as for the citizens of the united states of america. we have a president that i and 60% of his briefings he keeps talking about how he saved general motors. listen, even if they would have gone bankrupt, they would have...
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the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized. >> mr. speaker, as the republican of georgia deals with its first democratic transition of power, i spent the last few days speaking at length with the president and the new prime minister about the necessity to continue the pursuit of the rule of law. mr. dreier: mr. speaker, this is a critical moment for the georgian people that can either put the country on a path of sustainable democracy or turn back the clock on the tremendous gains that have been made since the rose revolution. mr. speaker, the united states must remain engaged with the new government to promote continued democratic reform. a robust democracy demands not only the ability of the majority party to advance the agenda, but also the preservation of the rights of the minority, to raise questions and holt the government
the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized. >> mr. speaker, as the republican of georgia deals with its first democratic transition of power, i spent the last few days speaking at length with the president and the new prime minister...
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texas is growing, california is a disaster. a case study in disaster. >> congressman ryan, a hance to jump in. >> i think it's difficult to make a comparison between the oil bust, which is a commodity based product which can get caught up in different complications, versus the auto industry. i think it's a difficult comparison. but the auto restructuring package has worked and it's benefiting hubbard, ohio, and other areas where many people who work at general motors benefit from that. so it as the position on chinese steel that the president has taken that has benefited youngstown and gerard and many other people who work in that area. i take issue with him saying there's a lack of federal resources in texas. nasa has made huge investments in texas. many businesses in texas benefit from investments in the united states military. throughout the entire state of texas, i think if you look at many of the universitys in texas, they get a bode load of money from the reserge and development money that comes from n.i.h., the national
texas is growing, california is a disaster. a case study in disaster. >> congressman ryan, a hance to jump in. >> i think it's difficult to make a comparison between the oil bust, which is a commodity based product which can get caught up in different complications, versus the auto industry. i think it's a difficult comparison. but the auto restructuring package has worked and it's benefiting hubbard, ohio, and other areas where many people who work at general motors benefit from...
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we saw it in california with the fires this summer and the terrible tragedy in aurora. there are no democrats and republicans during a crisis. just fellow americans. [applause] you know, we see leaders of different parties working to fix what is broken. neighbors helping neighbors to cope with tragedy. communities rallying to rebuild. a spirit that says in the end, we are in this together. we rise and fall as one nation. as one people. [applause] in boulder, that spirit has guided this country for more than two centuries. it has carried us through the trials and tribulations of the last four years. we were in the middle of two wars and the worst economic crisis since the great depression. today, because of the resilience of the american people, our businesses have created 5 million new jobs. the american auto industry is back on top. american manufacturing is growing at the fastest pace in 15 years. we are less dependent on foreign oil than any time in 20 years. home values, home construction is on the rise. and thanks to the service and sacrifice of the brave men and w
we saw it in california with the fires this summer and the terrible tragedy in aurora. there are no democrats and republicans during a crisis. just fellow americans. [applause] you know, we see leaders of different parties working to fix what is broken. neighbors helping neighbors to cope with tragedy. communities rallying to rebuild. a spirit that says in the end, we are in this together. we rise and fall as one nation. as one people. [applause] in boulder, that spirit has guided this country...